New Orleans beats Southern-New Orleans 74-65

Nov 20, 2009 - 4:53 AM
NEW ORLEANS(AP) -- Billy Humphrey, a transfer from Georgia, scored
26 points to lead New Orleans to a 74-65 win over Southern-New
Orleans on Thursday night.

The Privateers (1-1) led 44-30 at halftime, but the Knights cut
the lead to 56-51 with 8:44 to play in the game. The Privateers
responded with a 14-6 run to put the game out of reach at 70-57
with 3:09 remaining.

New Orleans bolted to its first-half lead on the strength of
78.9 percent shooting from the field (15-for-19). The Privateers
cooled off slightly in the second half, but shot 63.6 percent
for the game (21-for-33).